Necktie stabilizer



Nov. 24, 1964 w. P. FARRELL 3,157,886

NECKTIE STABILIZER Filed Oct. 19, 1961 (L76. Z /C/' 3 ATTO/army United States Patent O 3,157,836 NECKTIE STABELIZER William P. Farrell, 269 E. Argyle St., 'Valiey Stream, NY. Filed oct. 19, 196i, ser. Nn. 146,131 1 Claim. (Cl. 2-l53) This invention relates to improvements in neckwear and more specifically to a device to be worn with a necktie.

An object of this invention is to stabilize the knot of a necktie to maintain the knot in its proper position on the wearer and prevent the tie from loosening and becoming misaligned.

A more specific object is to provide a stabilizing device which can be worn beneath a necktie Where it is hidden from view and which will apply tension between the knot and the rear portion of the tie to prevent the rear portion of the tie from slipping relative to the knot.

These and other objects will become apparent from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing wherein:

FIG. 1 is a front view of a necktie with the stabilizer shown in broken lines;

FIG. 2 is a side view of the necktie of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front View of the tie stabilizer;

FIG. 5 is a side view of the device of FIG. 4; and

FIG. 6 is a perspective view illustrating the manner in which the stabilizer is inserted in position beneath the tic.

Referring first to FIGS. 4 and 5, the stabilizer cornprises a flat piece 0f flexible material, such as metal or plastic, having a body portion 10 with upper and lower ends 12 and 14, respectively. In order to provide greater ilexibility, the body 10 may be reduced in width at its center providing inwardly curved sides 16. A prong 18 projects from upper end 12, and an oppositely disposed prong 20 projects from the lower end 14.

With reference to FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, a conventional necktie 22 is illustrated tied with a conventional four-inhand knot 26 in its normal position about a shirt collar 24.

The necktie 22 consists of a knotted portion 26, a front portion 28 and a rear portion 30. As is conventional with a four-in-hand knot, the rear portion 30 of the necktie is slidable relative to the knot 26 in order to properly position the knot with respect to the collar. When it is desired to loosen the necktie, the knot 26 is pulled downwardly from the collar; and the rear portion 30 slides through the knot.

In order to prevent undesired loosening of the knot,

3,157,886 Patented NOV. 24, 1954 rice and in order to maintain the knot snugly against the collar, the stabilizer 1l) is engaged with the necktie in such a manner that the rear portion 30 of the tie cannot slide relative to the knot 26.

As illustrated more clearly in FIGS. 3 and 6, the upper prong 1S is inserted into the rear outer surface of the knot 26, and the lower prong 20 is inserted into the rear surface of rear portion 30 of the necktie 22. Prior to inserting the prongs IS and 20, however, the body portion I0 of the stabilizer is bent as shown in FIG. 6 so that when the prongs dig into the fabric, the stabilizer will exert forces between the rear necktie portion 30 and the knot 26 tending to prevent rear portion 30 from sliding back through the knot. The device can be inserted in the proper portion of the tie without the aid of a mirror due to its simplicity and symmetrical construction, there being no dilference between the upper and lower ends. Since the stabilizer comes in contact with the necktie only, it can be attached and worn with a necktie regardless of the type of shirt collar worn.

Having 4described the invention, I claim:

In combination with a necktie having a knotted portion with front and rear portions freely hanging therefrom and said rear portion being adjustable relative to said knotted portion, a tie stabilizer comprising a body portion of relatively thin resilient material having upper and lower end portions joined by inwardly curved side portions, upper and lower prongs projecting axially outwardly from said upper and lower end portions respectively, said upper prong being embedded in the rear external surface of the knotted portion of the tie and said lower prong being embedded in the rear surface of the rear portion of the tie to restrain said rear portion against relative movement with respect to the knotted portion, said curved portions extending the entire longitudinal length of said body portion to provide increased resiliency, and each of said end portions extending laterally on either side of its associated prong dening shoulders to prevent undue penetration into said tie portions.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,464,577 Matchett Aug. 14, 1923 1,478,064- Scholler Dec. 18, 1923 2,088,867 Phillips Aug. 3, 1937 2,131,311 Cirelli Sept. 27, 1938 2,375,405 Dennett May 8, 1945 2,430,021 Johnson Nov. 4, 1947 2,435,237 Reubush Feb. 3, 1948 

